Similar words to "ごまかす" and their differences

Good question!
But difficult to answer!
だます= After you did something wrong such as breaking a glass or something and your mom asked if you did it.
Then you say that it’s your dog who broke it.
ごまかす=
After you did something wrong such as breaking a glass or something and your mom asked if you did it.
Then you pretend like you didn’t even notice it’s broken.
だます can be criminal.
ごまかす is just a bad action.